A task force fronted by the lobby group New Media BC wants to keep the province’s new media-makers competitive on a world level, ‘so we’re not just for-hire’

Former B.C. film commissioner and marketing exec takes on senior role at Vancouver Film Studios

Fecan pledges an extra $20 million in benefits and more local programming on some Citytvs at the close of the CHUM hearings. Buyout is ‘not a done deal,’ warns von Finckenstein

Total revenue for specialty, pay, pay-per-view and VOD in Canada rose last year to $2.5 billion

Short-run half-hour set for CBC Newsworld in June promises ‘in-depth analysis of world events’ — starting at the G8 Summit in Germany

Documentary for Radio-Canada follows the difficult route faced by Hasidic Jews who want to go their own way

Content is ‘le roi,’ say organizers at the APFTQ, as film and TV producers from across Quebec converge on Gatineau for their annual conference

The documentary festival enjoyed a 33% boost among public attendees, who voted in U.S.-made War/Dance as the audience favorite. The 11-day fest also saw Telefilm Canada renew its efforts to support theatrical docs

Christine Shipton looks to lure women to the homemade, college-set drama by giving it the old Gilmore Girls timeslot. Putting it on after House probably won’t hurt either

Results of a study by Toronto ad-watchers beat forecasts by a mile, thanks to across-the-board industry growth

Only recently the Toronto service sector was near succumbing to doom and gloom. After a record year of foreign production spending in 2001/02, it has for the most part been a downhill slide. SARS. The rising loonie. More competition.

After some hard times, the pubcaster is scoring million-plus successes